The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-09-03

licO last Saturday In Z:Z43.
The fall term of public schools Of the coun
ty opens on Monday next, September 5th.
The County Commissioners have reappoint
ed E. C. Hawkins constable for the 9TH district fol
two years.
The colored camp meeting at Asbury Grove
Western Maryland Railroad, will continue ovel
next Sunday.
Mr.. G. Hyatt is building five pretty cottages
on the estate of the late August Hoen, Gorsuch
avenue, Waverly.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has changed the name of the station at Union, Isl
district, to CECILIA"
-Congressman Shaw has had a new postofice
established at Mount Wilson, Baltimore county,
with Luther Prince as postmaster.
"A drove of about fifteen ponies, some Of
them very pretty, passed through Towsontown on
Monday morning, on their way to Belair.
This is the season of the year when all pol
iticians are appointment" At least all who attend
camp meetings on Sunday are of that class.
Mr.. E. Cuttings Merryman, of Hayfelds,
will exhibit his herd of Hereford cattle at the fair
next week also several horses and a flock of Ok.
ford sheep.
Last Wednesday, according to the almanac,
the last day of summer. 1t was season of
remarkable heat and will long be remembered for
that reason.
Adam Simnacher, who has had charge Of
the track at the Beair fair grounds for some time,
has removed to Halstcads Driving Park, Balti-
more county.
Coles stages will run from Towsontown to
Timonium during the four days of the fair next
week. furnishing comfortable conveyance to and
from the grounds.
Every rail now laid on the Northern Gen.
trail Railroad has the date stamped on it when it
was put down. This is done in order to tell ex-
actly how long the rails last.
The Masonic Lodge of Waverly, Baltimore
county, will make an excursion to the Gettysburg
battle field Wednesday, September 18th. Tickets
for the round trip only $l.OO.
"A temperance man said few days ago that
"it is singular that people who are afraid of i'm
pure drinking water will put whisky in it and
swallow it down without qualm."
William T. Brooks, employed on the new
bridge of the Northern Central Railroad at Mel
vale, fell to the ground on Wednesday and broke
an arm. Dr. D. S. Williams attended him.
II Under butter prizes for girls and boys the
premium list of the county fair says they must be
ouer sixteen years of age. This is a Topographic
cal error and should have read under sixteen.
Mr.. John Ward, who had been a resident
of Texas, Baltimore county, for nearly halt cen
tury, died at that place on the 3lst, in the 9th
year of his age. He was native of Ireland
The story that two wagon loads of whisky
and beer bottles picked up in the woods
where the late Prohibition camp-meetng was held,
near Glyndon, is believed to be mean campaign
lie.
The receipts of the County Treasurer's office
on the two last days of August amounted to up
wards of So, 1000. The discount for August was q
per cent. For the present month it will be per
cent.
A few nights ago two men got into the
house of Patrick Cronin, in Sandy Bottom, above
Towsontown, but were frightened away before they
secured any plumber. One of them left his hat be-
hind
The Prohibitionists of Baltimore county
will open their campaign to-day Saturday with
a meeting at Beckleysville 5th district, and on
Sunday a meeting will be held at Middletown, 9th
district
For about ten days past the weather has
been very coo-in fact almost too cold for the sea-
son-the thermometer ranging from So to 81 de-
grees, and in the early morning and evenings fires
were not uncomfortable.
"A very fine sample of German milet, grown
by Mr.. Chas H. Sheridan, manager of the Samuel
Chew farm, near Towsontown, was shown at THE
UNION Office this week. He says it will cut from
81 to tons to the acre.
"A colored man made application on Mon
day night for mem bership in the Towsontown Pro-
hibition club. One reason he gave for doing so
was that he could not vote for one of the candi-
dates on the Republican ticket.
IF there is supply of lime on hand to be
used in the alleys and cutters of TowsOntown, why
is it not applied? This, above all others, is the
season to use disnfectants freely and so important
a work should not be neglected.
The county fair begins at Timonium next
Tuesday. Of course everybody will be there and
that will be the place to find the man you have
been looking for for whole year. The man you
havn't been looking for will be there too.
Those who enjoy good game of base ball
will have opportunity of seeing one at Towson-
town next Tuesday afternoon, when the Pastlmes,
of Baltimore, the crack amateur club of the State,
will have tilt with the nine of this place.
"A colored political meeting was held in
Towsontown on Wednesday night, and during its
progress young colored barber, who lately came
to the town, was cut on the arm with knife or
razor, but the wound was not a serious one.
Last week pensions were granted at Wash
ington to Jacob Saumenig, of Calverton, Baltimore
county, whose son George was killed in the army;
also to Mary Ann Morris, of Canton, widow of
Edwin F. Morris, who Mexican veteran.
Mrs. Letitia Naylor, wife of Mr.. Samuel I.
Naylor, who formerly kept the toll-gate at Hiss
Church, Hartford road, died at her residence, Park
ville on Monday last, in the 18th year of her age
She had been in delicate health for long time.
Camp meetings and tournaments now being
about over, people will have to find some other
means of entertainment and amusement. Then
there is the county fair. That will furnish four
solid days of enjoyment and will help to fill up
the gap.
ing to get out of the way of train at Laurel on
Monday, fell on the track and broke his arm. He
made narrow escape from being run over. Mr.
Armstrong was formerly captain of Hampden ire
company.
Mr.. James Warden, nurseryman and florist,
who is about to retire from business, will sell his
very desirable property, near Glyndon, w. NJ. X.
R., Wednesday, Sept. 2Sth, when he will also dis
pose of his personal effects. See advertisement in
THE UNION to-day.
Mr.. S. S. Hutchins, who died in Baltimore
ON Monday, aged 70 years, was formerly justice
of the peace in Baltimore county and at one time
conducted a school at Gainesville. He was ma
tive of Vermont, but had resided in Maryland
about forty years.
The people of Baltimore county ought to be
able to select good men to vote for out of the num-
Der of candidates whose names are now before them.
1t is rarely that there is such large field to select
from and if you fail to make q proper choice it
will be your own fault.
Martin and Andrew Willig were arrested on
Monday by Constable Lambdin, of the 18th dis
trict, charged with stealing lima beans from the
property Of James Bowers, at Perry Hall. Justice
Walter held them to bail in the sum of $500 each
to appear before the Grand Jury.
Baltimore county politicians will have a
picnic next week. They'll be at Timonium in
force and they will be agreeable and polite that
every body will fall in love with them. The man.
ners of good many of them won't be SO charming
after the Sth of November, however.
.-Dnn't forget the fact that the County FAN
commences on Tuesday next, 9th inst. The exhi-
bition promises to be unusually interesting one
and the people of the county should show their
appreciation by attending every day, as only by
this means can the fair be made success.
Joseph Hawkins, Baltimore detective
drove out the Hartford road IL miles, with his fam
lily, last Saturday, and while returning to the city
in the evening was taken suddenly sick in the
wagon and died in his wife's arms. He was Al
years of age and was a soldier in the Union army
during the late war.
The following jurors, drawn last week fol
the September term of Court, have been excused
J.J Pilert and Samuel X. Crosby, LIST district and
Jere. T. Quicker, 4th district; and the following
have been drawn in their stead: Jacob Freund
and Harry NJ. Davis, 1st district, and Edward
Patterson, 4th district.
Mr. Warren Nichols, of Baltimore, gave an
organ recital in Trinity P. E. Church, Towson,
town, on Friday night of last week, which delight
ed o large and critical audience. The music was
of high order and was beautifully rendered. Nc
admission fee was charged, but collection was
taken up, amounting to nearly $50.
Mr.. Roderick McRae died at his residence
in Baltimore, on Monday night last, aged IS years
He was the father of Mr.. Charles McRae, the well
known wholesale liquor dealer north Calvert street
and was q native of Scotland. He had been Q